Jamie Dimon: I should never curse. But we’re going back to the office

Jamie Dimon is apologizing for using some particularly salty language about work-from-home policies, after he tackled an increasingly combative issue for workers and employers across the United States. But he’s not backing down on requiring JPMorgan Chase employees to return to the office.

Jamie Dimon is apologizing for using some particularly salty language about work-from-home policies, after he tackled an increasingly combative issue for workers and employers across the United States. But he’s not backing down on requiring JPMorgan Chase employees to return to the office. The CEO of America’s largest bank told CNBC Monday that he grew frustrated when an employee at a Columbus, Ohio, town hall two weeks ago asked about a petition signed by more than 1,000 employees that demanded the company keep its hybrid work model in place. In response to the employee’s question, Dimon said two weeks ago, “Don’t waste time on it. I don’t care how many people sign that f**king petition,” according to a recording obtained by Reuters. “Don’t give me the sh*t that ‘work from home Friday’ works.” Dimon explained to CNBC Monday that he sometimes gets overly emotional at town halls, but acknowledged “I should never curse, ever. … And I shouldn’t get angry and stuff like that.” Still, Dimon said he was committed to requiring most employees to work from the office full time. And if employees don’t like it, they can find a job that allows for hybrid work, he argued. “They should respect that the company is going to decide what’s good for the clients, the company, etc., not an individual,” Dimon told CNBC. “And so they can get a job — and I’m not being mean — they can get a job elsewhere.”